14. Purdue It’s pretty remarkable what’s happened to the Boilermakers this season. They’ve gone from one of the best teams in the league in October to arguably the worst in December. And it’s not that they’re awful. But you can make the case that they’ve played successively worse each week since beating Iowa and Illinois to begin the season. Now, some team members are opting out for “personal reasons,” according to coach Jeff Brohm. Their most important defender, DE George Karlaftis, contracted COVID and has missed the past three contests. A 4-game losing streak, all of them winnable, has ensued. It’s a mess. Special teams cost Purdue the past three games – missed field goals at Minnesota, a 101-yard kickoff return against Rutgers, two punt-team disasters in Saturday’s 37-27 loss to Nebraska. The Boilers cannot run the ball (-2 net rushing vs. NE). They are constantly committing illegal acts (11…
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